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Joaquin ISD
Shelby County · Region 07: Kilgore · 695 students
Joaquin ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.5 average of the 408 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 10 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 92.
Ranks 42nd of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 25 others), and 3rd of 94 in Region 07: Kilgore (tied with 1 other).
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 92 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 93 | 81.5 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 91 | 80.6 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | A | 91 | 78.7 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | C | 78 | 79.2 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 83 | 80.2 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Joaquin ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 07: Kilgore
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Joaquin ISD
- Similar student population (408)
- Region 07: Kilgore (94)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 92 | A | — |
| School Progress | 93 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 92 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 67 | D | 3 |
| Relative Performance | 93 | A | — |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this district that better measure is School Progress (93), so Student Achievement (92) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 93.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (408)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (408 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 100.0%+3.8 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 95.9%−0.5 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 98.0%+1.6 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.4 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 100.0% | 88.9% | +11.1 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 86.4% | 56.3% | +30.1 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 12.1% | 26.7% | −14.6 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 5.8% | −5.8 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 25.8% | 34.6% | −8.8 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 87.9% | 42.5% | +45.4 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.5% | −1.5 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 2.8% | −2.8 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 3.4% | −3.4 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 12.1% | 3.2% | +8.9 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 4.5% | 8.3% | −3.8 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 4.5% | 3.8% | +0.7 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 695
- Economically disadvantaged
- 56.4%−0.5 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 6.9%−2.9 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 25.8%+7.3 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 94.2%−0.5 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 18.8%+4.5 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 3.5%
- Hispanic 13.8%
- White 78.1%
- American Indian 0.6%
- Asian 0.6%
- Two or More Races 3.5%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Joaquin ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $1,005 less per student than its peer group, and $1,498 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $66,152+$1,740 vs similar
- Teachers
- 58
- Students per staff member
- 12
Teaching experience
- 1 to 5 years 27.1%
- 6 to 10 years 25.2%
- 11 to 20 years 20%
- 21 to 30 years 14.3%
- Over 30 years 13.4%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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2of 94
School Progress
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure · tied with 1
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2of 94
Relative Performance
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 94
Overall score
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure · tied with 1 · full ranking
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3of 94
Closing the Gaps
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure · tied with 2
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6of 94
Student Achievement
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure
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7of 91
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 91 that report this measure
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8of 91
Earned an industry-based certification
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 91 that report this measure · tied with 1
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9of 408
School Progress
Similar student population · of the 408 that report this measure · tied with 8
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9of 408
Relative Performance
Similar student population · of the 408 that report this measure · tied with 8
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9of 91
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 91 that report this measure
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11of 408
Overall score
Similar student population · of the 408 that report this measure · tied with 6
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15of 398
Earned an industry-based certification
Similar student population · of the 398 that report this measure · tied with 1
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
1 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Schools | K-12 | A | 93 | 695 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.